Bitcoin Tops $66,000 Following Jobless Claims Data; Ethena Emerges As Top Gainer

Bitcoin BTC/USD moved higher, with the cryptocurrency prices trading above the key $66,000 level on Thursday.

Ethereum ETH/USD also recorded gains, trading above the key $3,300 mark this morning.

Ethena ENA/USD was the top gainer over the prior 24 hours, while Core CORE/USD turned out to be the biggest loser.

U.S. jobless claims rose by 11,000 from the previous week’s revised reading to 221,000 on March, the most in two months.

At the time of writing, the global crypto market cap rose to $2.51 trillion, recording a 24-hour gain of 0.6%. BTC was trading higher by 0.7% at $66,171 while ETH rose by around 1.1% to $3,336 on Thursday.

Here are the top ten crypto gainers and losers over the past 24 hours:

Gainers

Ethena ENA/USD
Price: $1.09
24-hour gain: 20.1%

Bitcoin SV BSV/USD
Price: $97.68
24-hour gain: 12.1%

Bitcoin Cash BCH/USD
Price: $661.26
24-hour gain: 9.3%

Chiliz CHZ/USD
Price: $0.1408
24-hour gain: 6.8%

Ethereum Classic ETC/USD
Price: $32.22
24-hour gain: 6.5%

Losers

Core CORE/USD
Price: $2.88
24-hour drop: 16.6%

Flare FLR/USD
Price: $0.03949
24-hour drop: 9.1%

Jupiter JUP/USD
Price: $1.55
24-hour drop: 5.5%

Internet Computer ICP/USD
Price: $ $17.60
24-hour drop: 5.5%

Axelar AXL/USD
Price: $1.65
24-hour drop: 4.6%

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